Report Summary: This report is the result of an investigation by the fact-finding team from the Koalisi Buruh Migran Berdaulat(KBMB) on the deportation process of more than 1,700 Indonesian migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic from Sabah, Malaysia to...
Invitation: Press Conference on Labour Rights Violation in the Palm Oil Global Supply Chain
We cordially invite you to participate in the press conference to discuss the alleged violations of labour rights in the palm oil plantation in Indonesia raised by the trade unions.The press conference will be held to demand responsibility of the Buyers and the Parent...
DEPORTEES: “WE’RE TREATED LIKE ANIMALS”
Press Statement - Coalition of Sovereign Migrant Workers and the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission "Indonesian migrant workers were massively deported after cruel and inhuman detention in Sabah, Malaysia (December 2019-June 2020)." We investigated the...
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TPOLS Release for Just Transition Conference #2 (2024): Unsustainable Palm Oil Business
In 2024, the TPOLS Secretariat gathered insights from our network members, revealing alarming trends in the palm oil industry. This summary highlights some of the most pressing issues, showcasing the destructive practices of palm oil companies that cannot be ignored....
Creeping in Silence: Occupational Health and Safety in Palm Oil Plantation
What distinguishes a headache resulting from health issues from one that stems from poisoning symptoms? Could this illness be more than mere misfortune, potentially linked to the hazardous working conditions in oil palm plantations? What actions should we take if...
Sharing Session between Labour and Environmental Movements toward Transforming the Palm Oil Industry
The area of oil palm plantations in Indonesia, based on the data from the Ministry of Agriculture, increased from 14,9 million hectares in 2022 to 16,38 million hectares in 2023. Meanwhile, according to Sawit Watch, based on the given licenses the area of oil palm...
Creeping in Silence: Summer Postcard with Love
It has been six months since we distributed the postcard at the International Just Transition Conference in November 2023, now this postcard is ready to be delivered to you through this website. These postcards will bring you to TPOLS research findings on safety and...
Beyond Health and Safety: The Struggle of the Alienated Body and the Emergence of New Forms of Worker Organization on Palm Oil Plantation
Since the colonial era, health has been an integral part of labor control, as seen on palm oil plantations. Today, these agri-capitalist factories, operating in multinational contexts, continue to benefit from this mechanism of control, degrading workers’ bodies...